The NDP is far behind the Tories and Grits on fundraising, but its new team says they have a plan that will make the party competitive in 2019.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh isn't to blame for the party's poor fundraising numbers, having inherited a 'terrible situation,' says Josh Bizjak, a fundraising consultant working for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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The New Democratic Party‚Äôs fundraising program is undergoing ‚Äúa complete overhaul,‚ÄĚ according to its new fundraising consultant, as the party tries to rebound from internal neglect that has the party struggling to build a war chest a year out from the next election. ‚ÄúThe system [NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh] walked into was broken,‚ÄĚ said Josh Bizjak, who started consulting for the party in the spring. ‚ÄúWhen he got the house, it was a teardown and he‚Äôs had to

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